My Nintendo adds Pokemon Legends: Arceus cable straps
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Two new physical rewards are now available on My Nintendo, with the site adding in cable traps for Pokemon Legends: Arceus. One design features Pikachu and Eevee while the other has the Galaxy Expedition Team and Poke Ball.
Nintendo says that the traps can be used to organize any Switch cables that you have. Both cables measure 10.0 x 5.0cm while the material is ATBC-PVC, iron.
Nintendo acquires SRD Co., Ltd
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Nintendo has just announced their acquisition of SRD Co., Ltd. It will now be made into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo, with the acquisition being expected to close on April 1, 2022. This doesn’t come as hugely surprising news, as SRD had been working alongside Nintendo for roughly fourty years even positioning their Kyoto office in the Nintendo Development Center. They’ve helped in the development of a significant amount of Nintendo’s games since, including more recent titles such as Game Builder Garage and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Here is the full statement from Nintendo regarding the acquisition:
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Min Min Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo out in April, Steve and Alex delayed
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Original: Nintendo has announced a final release date for the Min Min amiibo as part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate line. The figure will release on April 29, the company just announced. While that date technically only applies to Japan at the moment, most Nintendo products tend to release around the same time and we’ll let you know if there are any changes for North America / Europe.
In other news, the Steve and Alex Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo have been delayed. Rather than this spring, they’ll now ship later in the year. Nintendo apologized for the extra wait and explained that the move comes down to delays with production and distribution.
Although Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended DLC support towards the end of 2021, it looks like we’ll continue to see new amiibo possibly into 2023. There are still other figures that we should see in the future including Pyra / Mythra. However, we’ll need to wait until a later date for more news about other Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo.
Update: Nintendo has now quickly confirmed the same date for North America.
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Shuntaro Furukawa on joining Nintendo and how Mario Kart changed his life
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Shuntaro Furukawa managed to make it to the very top of Nintendo as the company’s president. Tatsumi Kimishima briefly held the position following the sudden passing of Satoru Iwata, but Furukawa took over in 2018 and has stayed there since.
In a piece on Nikkei, Furukawa shared some background on his experience with Nintendo and joining the company. As it turns out, he didn’t really play most of the Big N’s games and instead was more interested in third-party titles. But after receiving a suggestion to play Super Mario Kart, he started to understand Nintendo’s greatness.
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Kao the Kangaroo dev has further plans beyond the new game
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
After Kao the Kangaroo went missing for well over a decade, the franchise is finally back in the spotlight. Tate Multimedia announced last month that it’s revisiting the series with a new 3D platformer currently in development for Switch.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, head of development Wojtek Bilinski teased plans for the future. While experimenting with different prototypes, the team also thought about a remake along with “a more advanced game with a much older Kao and a bigger emphasis on combat.”
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Atlus opens “Soul Hackers” teaser site
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A new Atlus teaser website has gone up for something called “Soul Hackers”.
At the moment the page doesn’t have much. However, a countdown is currently running that’s set to expire a bit under five days. It will officially end on February 21.
Doki Doki Literature Club Monika Nendoroid pre-orders open, out in October
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Following the initial reveal of the Doki Doki Literature Club Monika Nendoroid last July, Good Smile is gearing up for the final stages of production, providing fans with a release date and the start of pre-orders.
Monika comes with three face plates as well as a desk and chair as optional parts, which can be used to recreate her iconic scene plus. A cut-out sheet with dialogue boxes from the game are also available.
My Nintendo adds Switch card case, Animal Crossing Tom Nook keychain in North America
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Two new rewards have just been added to My Nintendo in North America, with members now being able to spend their points on a Switch game card as well as a keychain for Tom Nook in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The case lets you organize and store up to eight of your favorite Switch titles. It comes with two original cover designs so you can swap them out anytime. The size is as follows: 6.7″ H x 4.1″ W x 1/2″ D.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, live action Sonic series announced
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SEGA has announced two new projects for Sonic the Hedgehog, with the company today confirming that we’ll not only be seeing a third Sonic the Hedgehog film, but also the first live action Sonic series.
Both are being developed in partnership with Paramount. The upcoming series will appear on Paramount+ in the future and will be centered around Knuckles with Idris Elba reprising the role.
A statement from SEGA Corporation CEO Haruki Satomi reads:
Super Mario RPG director wants to make Super Mario RPG 2
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Chihiro Fujioka, the director of Super Mario RPG, has expressed interest in making Super Mario RPG 2 that would close out his career.
Fujioka has worked on many different titles going back to the early 80s. That includes several entries in the Mario & Luigi at AlphaDream – a studio which he co-founded, though he left the studio in 2015 and it closed in 2019 after filing for bankruptcy.
